Car-truck.



PATBNTED DEC. s, 1907. T. M. GALLAGHER.

UAR TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1907.

"UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS M. GALLAGHER, OF OLD ORCHARD, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO SCULLIN-GAL'LAGHER IRON AND s'rE nooMPANnoF-s'r. Lo Is, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION or MISSOURI.

cart-ration.

GHER, a. citizen of the United States, resid ing at Old Orchard, St. Louis county, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Car-Trucks of which the following is a scription, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formmgpart of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a car truck, showing a side frame embodying the features of my invention, parts of the car truck being omitted; Fig. 2 is a lan view;

and Fig. 3 is a sectional view ta en on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

This invention relates to new anduseful improvements in car trucks, the object being to provide a car truck in which the bolster and bolster springs can be very easily assembled or removed.

In the accompanying drawings, A indicates one of the truck side frames which is preferably a casting having extensions 1 at Its ends, which are adapted to rest on the journal boxes. I do not deem it necessary to illustrate the journal boxes or the means for securing them in position as the same forms no part of this invention. 2 is a tie barwhich may be secured to the bottom of the side frame and journal boxes in any suitable manner. I j

3 indicates tubular extensions formed integral with the side frar'ne, which are adapted .to receive a bolt or other suitable device ffpr attaching the brake hangers to the side ame.

truck includes two side frames and that these side frames are suitably connected to each other. I v v 4 indicates a truckbolster, the end portions of whichare slidingly mounted in: the upper part of transverse openings in the side frames. Bolster 4 is "provided with the usual column guides 5 for a wellknown purpose. Springs 6 are located in the lower ortion of'the transverse opening in the side frame A and interposed between the bolster and a spring seat 7, the latter being preferably formed integral with the side frame.-

When the parts'are in their normal position the column guides prevent the bolster Specification of Letters Patent. Application fiua September- 13.1907. Serial no. 392.703

full, clear, and exact de-',

It is of course understood that a'complete- Patented .Dec. 3,: 1 07-,

from being removed fromjthe truck, but if springs 6 are removed the bolster will drog ontothe spring seat and may then be passe through the enlarged, lower portion of the transverse-opening in the side frame. Que o the features of my invention consists in'facilitating the removal of the truck springs 6,,which are normally under com pression. To this end 'I' arrange a filler block 8 between the jbolster .andthetop chord 9 of the side frame. The filler 8 is re' movably secured in position by means of. bolts 10, which pass throu h thetop chord of the side frame. This filler block'may be very easily applied afterthe car bod; has? been mounted on the truck, because the weight ofthe car body will move the-bolster downwardly, thereby. lacing the springs 6 under compression and between. the bolster and top chord 9 o the side frame. 3 I In removing the bolster .from the truck, the first step is to'reinove the filler 8; the bolster is then lifted, and the springs are f moved, and thereafter the bolster is dropped into the enlarged part of the openings in th'e r side frames and passed through? one of said openings. The toip chord or compression member of the side an e is prefera lyin the form of a channel ha g its flanges projectin upwardly. 3A compression member 0 this shape is very strong, it provides a large not difficult to-form in the process of casting. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured 'by Letters Patent is:

- bearing surface for the filler block 8, and is v 1. A side frame for'car trucks having an opening for the reception of a bolster and bolster springs, a portion-of said opening beingjenlarged, and a removable member arranged in the upper portion of said opening to form a filler between the upper edge of the opening and theupper side of the bolster; substantially 'as described.

I2. A cast metal side framefor car trucks having an opening for the reception of a bol-' ster and bo ster springs, a portion of said openin being enlarged, a spring seat formed integra with the-side frame, and aremovable member arranged in the upper portion of said opening to form a filler etween the upper ed eof the opening and the up er side of the be ster; substantially as descri ed.

'is'e i isg ster an nterpose v 3. In a car'truck, s1de frames, each having an opening a portion of which is enlarged, a bolster mounted in said openings, s ring rings interposed between said bols ring seats, and removable fillers d between the bolster and the upper Walls of said openings; substantially as described.

5. In a car truck, side frames, each havingv an opening, a portion of which is enlarged, a bolster mounted on springs, said bolster beingarranged partly within said openings and having column guides which cooperate with" the side frames, removable fillers inte osed between the bolster and the upper wa ls of said openings, and meanslf'for fastening said fillers -1n position; substantially-as described.

6. In a car truck, side frames each having an opening, a portion of which is enlarged, spring seats formed integral with the side frames, a bolster yieldingly mounted on said spring seats, said bolster being arranged partly within said openings and having co'lumn guides which cooperate with the'side each having an opening, the

openings; substantially as frames, and removable fillers inter osed be tween the bolster and the iipper wa ls of, said described. 7. In a car truck, cast sgeel side frames ower portion of the bolster and the iippe'r'l which is enlarged, spring seats formed integral with'the side frames, a bolster having column guides which cooperate with the side frames, springs interposed between said bolster and s ring seats, the bolster being mounted in tlib upper portion of said 0 enings, fillers interposed between the bo ster and the upper walls of said openin s, and

bolts connecting said fillers to the side ames substantially as described.

' 8. In a car truck, side frames each having an opening, a portion of which is enlarged, spring seats formed integral with,the side frames, a bolster having column guides which cooperate with the side frames, springs interposed between said bolster and spring seats, and means arranged between the upper side of the bolster and the upper edges of the openings in the side frames for maintaining said springs under compression; substantially as described.

9. In a car truck, cast side frames, each having an opening, a bolster mounted in said openings and provided with column guides which cooperate with columns on the side frames, spring seats, springs interposed between said bolster and s ring seats, and removable fillers arrange" between the colun'ihs and inter osed between the bolster and the upper' wal s of-said openings; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the resence of two witnesses, this tenth day of e tember 1907.

THO S M. GALLAGHER..

Witnesses:

GEORGE BAKEWELL, WELLS L. CHURCH. 

